Olympic hopefuls from canoe-kayak, triathlon and rowing brace for their respective qualifying tournaments for a shot at a spot in the Tokyo Games set 100 days from today.

E-Gilas Pilipinas looks to reclaim its throne against five other nations in the Southeast Asian Conference as the FIBA Esports Open returns with an explosive third edition this weekend.

“We call on the Chinese authorities to respect the sovereignty of the Philippine and other neighboring countries...” eight business groups said.

Seventeen House members from across party lines are mounting a challenge to President Rodrigo Duterte’s cutting of pork tariffs, which they fear will cause 'irreparable damage' to the local pork industry.

The Philippines on Wednesday recorded 8,122 additional COVID-19 cases, bringing the total number of infections to 892,880.

From former world champions Eduard Folayang, Honorio Banario, Kevin Belingon, Joshua Pacio and Geje Eustaquio, as well as rising stars Lito Adiwang and Danny Kingad, there is no shortage of veteran talent within arms reach of Pa-ac and Sangiao.

“In developing national vaccination plans, it should not discriminate against those held in detention," CHR spokesperson Jacqueline de Guia said.

Domingo said the World Health Organization, the National Adverse Events Following Immunization Committee and local vaccine experts said the vaccine’s benefits outweigh potential risks.

In a briefing Wednesday, FDA Director General Eric Domingo said local vaccine experts are discussing reported cases of a rare type of blood clot disorder that emerged in six recipients of the J&J jab.

Speaking at a virtual forum organized by Stratbase ADRi Wednesday, Carpio noted how Beijing has sought to use the "right is might" concept in the South China Sea "in glaring violation of UNCLOS."